Ballenas Island Light

The Ballenas Island Light is an operational lighthouse built in 1900 but moved to its current location in 1912, located on West Ballenas Island, Canada. It is a white, octagonal concrete tower with a red lantern 27 metres (89 ft) in height. The lighthouse is not open to the public as it is located on a privately owned island.[2]

Ballenas Island Lighthouse
Ballenas Island Light, far side of upper island
British Columbia
LocationBallenas Islands
British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates49°21′2″N 124°9′36.8″W
Year first constructed1900
Year first lit1917
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower, red balcony and lantern
Tower height11 metres (36 ft)
Focal height21 metres (69 ft)
Light sourcesolar power
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.
Admiralty numberG5508
CHS numberCCG 0490
NGA number12868
ARLHS numberCAN-018
Managing agentCanadian Coast Guard [1]

Keepers
  • William Henry Brown (1901–11)
  • Wilhelm Betiat (1911)
  • T.C.L. Hayllar (1912)
  • Arthur Broughton Gurney (1912–16)
  • Mrs. A.B. Gurney (1917–19)
  • Arthur Broughton Gurney (1920–21)
  • Philip Gresely Cox (1921–22)
  • Joseph Edgar Pettingell (1923–24)
  • John Alfred Hunting (1924–30)
  • Ernest Charles Dawe (1930–35)
  • Alfred David Douglas (1935–37)
  • Arthur G. Waldern (1952–57)
  • Lance Hooper (early 1960s)
  • Peter Fletcher (1966–70)
  • Frederick Pratt (1970–89)
  • J. Keith Nuttall (1989–93)
  • Richard Wood (1994–96)[3]

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "Foghorn Publishing ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Ballenas Island Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. Lighthouse friends


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